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Fish Wife: C.3185-1928

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Titles

Fish Wife

Maker(s)

Factory: Ludwigsburg Porcelain Factory

Entities

Categories

Description

Hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels

Notes

History note: Uncertain, purchased about 1917 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Place(s) associated

  • Ludwigsburg ⪼ Württemberg ⪼ Germany

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1765

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel

Materials used in production

clear Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.3185-1928
Primary reference Number: 140243
Old object number: 5104

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 11 August 2016

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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